考察
kǎo chá
Pinyin

Definition

考察
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kǎo chá
  1. to inspect
  2. to observe and study
  3. on-the-spot investigation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

思考
sī kǎo
  1. 1 to reflect on
  2. 2 to ponder over
考
kǎo
  1. 1 to beat
  2. 2 to hit
  3. 3 variant: 考 kǎo
  4. 4 to inspect
  5. 5 to test
  6. 6 to take an exam
考完
kǎo wán
  1. 1 to finish an exam
考虑
kǎo lǜ
  1. 1 to think over
  2. 2 to consider
  3. 3 consideration
考试
kǎo shì
  1. 1 to take an exam
  2. 2 exam
  3. 3 classifier: 次 cì

Idioms (7)

久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
  1. 1 well tested (idiom); seasoned
  2. 2 veteran
察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
  2. 2 to deduce the whole story from small traces
察言观色
chá yán guān sè
  1. 1 to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)
  2. 2 to discern what sb thinks from his body language
明察暗访
míng chá àn fǎng
  1. 1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
  2. 2 taking information from all sides
明察秋毫
míng chá qiū háo
  1. 1 lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 fig. perceptive of even the finest detail

Sample Sentences

哦，那咱不说这个传说。日本都有教授说日本人的祖先是云南人，他们专门去考察了好几次。好几次。后来还有电视台的去拍过电视，就叫《 日本的起源 》！
o ，nà zán bù shuō zhè ge chuánshuō 。rìběn dōu yǒu jiàoshòu shuō rìběn rén de zǔxiān shì yúnnán rén ，tā men zhuānmén qù kǎochá le hǎo jǐ cì 。hǎo jǐ cì 。hòulái hái yǒu diànshìtái de qù pāi guo diànshì ，jiù jiào 《 rìběndeqǐyuán 》！
OK, then we won't just talk about this legend. There are even Japanese professors who say that the ancestors of the Japanese were from Yunnan. They've specifically investigated this issue many times. Afterwards, there was also a TV station that made a show called ''The Origins of the Japanese People!"
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此事一传开，很多人觉得挺新鲜。考察一番发现，这个创意有三个可取之处。
cǐ shì yī chuánkāi ，hěnduō rén juéde tǐng xīnxiān 。kǎochá yīfān fāxiàn ，zhège chuàngyì yǒu sān ge kěqǔzhīchù 。
As soon as news of the matter spread, many people felt the idea was refreshing . And if we look deeper, this idea has three benefits.
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我们要出国考察，学习国外的先进经验。
wǒmen yào chūguó kǎochá ，xuéxí guówài de xiānjìn jīngyàn 。
We have to go oversees for an inspection and study advanced foreign experiences.
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专家们实地考察过了，那个地方很适合建厂。
zhuānjiā men shídì kǎochá guò le ，nàge dìfang hěn shìhé jiàn chǎng 。
The experts have made an onsite investigation and that place is very suitable to build a factory.
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考察
kǎochá
to inspect, to make an investigatiion
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我已经安排好了，下午我们去实地考察。到时候我会介绍一些供应商和下游企业给你。
wǒ yǐjīng ānpái hǎo le ，xiàwǔ wǒmen qù shídì kǎochá 。dàoshíhou wǒ huì jièshào yīxiē gōngyìngshāng hé xiàyóu qǐyè gěi nǐ 。
I have already arranged it and this afternoon we will go to the site and make an examination. At that time, we will introduce some suppliers and some downstream companies.
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然后就考察啊，考察至少一年。
ránhòu jiù kǎochá a ，kǎochá zhìshǎo yī nián 。
Then you're investigated. The investigation goes on at least a year.
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这样吧，我们还是一边进行外部招聘，一边进行内部考察。下周先对周洁做个360度评估，看看她对自己的认识，以及同事、下属、客户对她的评价。
zhèyàng ba ，wǒmen háishì yībiān jìnxíng wàibù zhāopìn ，yībiān jìnxíng nèibù kǎochá 。xiàzhōu xiān duì ZhōuJié zuò gè sānbǎiliùshídù pínggū ，kàn kan tā duì zìjǐ de rènshi ，yǐjí tóngshì 、xiàshǔ 、kèhù duì tā de píngjià 。
How about this. Why don't we continue hiring outside while also looking within the department. Next week we'll give Zhou Jie a 360 degree assessment. We'll consider how she views her own work, as well as evaluations from coworkers, subordinates, and clients.
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几处位置，我都做了实地考察，各有利弊。洋山深水港科技园是保税港，地理位置好，而且对高科技产业有政策支持。不过周边行业配套还不健全，我们的生产成本会很高。
jǐ chù wèizhi ，wǒ dōu zuò le shídì kǎochá ，gè yǒu lìbì 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng kējìyuán shì bǎoshuì gǎng ，dìlǐ wèizhì hǎo ，érqiě duì gāokējì chǎnyè yǒu zhèngcè zhīchí 。bùguò zhōubiān hángyè pèitào hái bù jiànquán ，wǒmen de shēngchǎn chéngběn huì hěn gāo 。
I've done on-the-spot inspections of a couple of locations. Each has advantages and disadvantages. The Yangshan Deep-water Harbor Technology Park is a bonded port. Its geographic location is good, and it has policies that support the hi-tech industry. But the nearby infrastructure isn't really complete. Our production costs will be really high.
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